The Spiritual Family of Jesus: A Divine Connection
Jesus introduced His spiritual family, offering a profound connection where believers are called children of God and brethren of Christ. To be part of this family, faith, obedience, and devotion are crucial, prioritizing spiritual bonds over earthly ties. The eternal aspect of this family ensures heavenly registration and joint heirship with Christ.
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The Introduction of His Spiritual Family Jesus identified another family besides His biological family (Matt. 12:46-47) Jesus asked a question about the identity of His family (12:48) Jesus identified His disciples as My mother and My brothers (12:49) Jesus emphasized devotion to another family (12:48-49)
The Wonder of His Spiritual Family In Jesus spiritual family, I get to call God my Father My Father is Jesus Father (John 20:17) I get to talk to my Father any time (Matt. 6:6, 9) He is my Abba, Father (Rom. 8:15; Gal. 4:6) In Jesus spiritual family, I get to be called a child of God With God as my Father, I am His son or daughter (2 Cor. 6:18) What an amazing token of love to be called children of God (1 John 3:1) In Jesus spiritual family, I get to be called brethren by Jesus Since we have the same Father (John 20:17), Jesus is our elder brother Jesus calls us His brethren, and He is not ashamed to do so (Heb. 2:11-12)
The Conditions of Being in His Spiritual Family Jesus said, Whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother (Matt. 12:50; cf. 7:21-27) Jesus said, My mother and My brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it (Luke 8:21; cf. Jas. 1:22-25) Getting into His family requires faith and being baptized (Gal. 3:26-27) One must be born again (i.e., baptized) into His family (John 3:3-5; 1 Pet. 1:23) As a child in God s family, I must be obedient (1 Pet. 1:14; Mark 3:35; cf. Eph. 6:1)
The Identification of His Spiritual Family Jesus spiritual family is His church (1 Tim. 3:15), kingdom (John 3:3-5), body (Col. 1:18) We all become part of His family through the same birth (John 3:3-5; 1 Cor. 12:13) In His family/church, I have brothers and sisters (1 Tim. 5:1-2) In His family/church, we are responsible for one another (Gal. 5:13; 6:1, 2, 10)
The Priority of His Spiritual Family Jesus prioritized His spiritual family over His biological family (Matt. 12:46-50) Jesus said that His spiritual family was more blessed (Luke 11:27-28) Jesus said that being part of His spiritual family would create divisions in biological families and His spiritual family must take priority (Matt. 10:34-39) Jesus said that we must seek first His spiritual family (Matt. 6:33) Jesus said that I must serve His/my brethren to enter heaven (Matt. 25:40)
The Eternality of His Spiritual Family His family has their names registered in heaven (Heb. 12:23) His family members are joint heirs with Christ (Rom. 8:16-17) His family will be delivered to the Father at the end of time (1 Cor. 15:24)
